Resources

This video presentation from Relationships Australia explains risks for and signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in aged care recipients. It also provides practical advice to the care worker for supporting people with mental health concerns. (25 min)

An Australian research study finds less than three in 100 residents of Australian aged care facilities accessed Medicare-subsidised mental health services between 2012 and 2017 despite a high prevalence of mental health conditions among this group. Reported in Australia Ageing Agenda, 14 July 2022.

This report from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows results of the 2019 and 2020 wellness and reablement report of Commonwealth Home Support Programme service providers from all states and territories.

This is a progress report from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services regarding the wellness and reablement services implemented in Victoria and the key areas explored.

This Briefing from the Benevolent Society draws on both Australian and international evidence to provide guidance for community care practitioners in their day-to-day work with older people (*this link will take you to a webpage with a table of resources -please click on 'Supporting independence older people' to download the appropriate resource).

This report from the Department of Health and Aged Care summarises the result of consultations about wellness and reablement approaches in the aged home care sector, which Nous Group held in 2017.

This programme from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a range of online resources for services providers of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, to include wellness and reablement strategies in their organisations.

This submission from the Independent Living Centre WA argues that 'wellness and reablement as significant paradigm shifts are a win-win. A win for older people by supporting people to remain as able and engaged as possible in their community and a win for government and society as it can free up resources for those who do require regular and longer-term support'.

The guidelines from the Department of Health explain the Australian Government’s policy context and operational requirements for the Transition Care Programme, including the clarification of responsibilities of the approved providers under the Aged Care Act 1997, and the Aged Care Principles which govern the operation of the programme.

The technical guide from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre and HammondCare contains the most detailed outline of the reablement interventions. It is targeted at the health professional planning or implementing a reablement service, and any person wanting to read a fuller account of the research findings.